Falafel Balls - Real Recipes from Mums

This is a wonderful recipe for some healthy vegetable protein. Vegans can omit the egg and use more oil to help the mixture bind together. Great hot or cold and suitable for kids lunchboxes for something different.

Ingredients (makes 10 small falafel balls)

1 cup dried chickpeas
1 onion chopped
2 tbl dried coriander
1 tbl cumin
1 cup dried parsley
1/4 tsp tumeric
1 egg
1 tbl olive oil
1/3 cup plain flour

Method

Soak chickpeas overnight, cook and leave to cool then process into a crumb like texture.
Chop onion and add to the crumbed chickpeas together with coriander, cumin, tumeric and parsley stirring until combined
Add egg and oil and mix with spoon until mixture comes together, adding flour as necessary to create a firm texture that can be molded into a ball
Divide mixture and form into about 10 small balls placing on baking tray
Bake for 15 minutes at 180C or until lightly crisp on outside

Notes

If you prefer tinned chickpeas you would probably need about 2 cans or 800gm but 1 cup of dried chickpeas expands to make the dish.

40 Comments

- - TraceyGail said
  - 26 Jul 2024
    10:36 am
I’ve never tried making these but am very tempted as it looks easy.

- - mom465683 said
  - 31 May 2024
    10:50 am
I used to make falafels from scratch. I think it’s time I make some again.

- - Chelsea1905 said
  - 05 Jan 2022
    3:16 pm
sounds easy enough and is a tasty snack or meal

- - mom213767 said
  - 23 Dec 2021
    11:57 pm
I always order the ‘smashed falafel ‘ sub at Subway. I really need to make my own version at home.

- - Andy said
  - 30 Nov 2020
    6:54 pm
I love Arabic food and these are a great snack.

- - mom460689 said
  - 19 Oct 2020
    8:35 pm
A lovely meat free option that i think the kids and adults would like.

- - mom371543 said
  - 02 Sep 2019
    2:53 pm
I’m keen to try this I have only used a packet mix before

- - mom414719 said
  - 18 Aug 2019
    9:46 am
I love falafels so finding this recipe means that I can make them whenever I want as they are so easy.

- - happymum2018 said
  - 28 May 2019
    6:29 am
Will have to try these, thanks

- - maddisonmelkie@gmail.com said
  - 13 Nov 2017
    12:36 pm
Yum i love falafel great recipe too

- - Toni Rowland said
  - 17 Oct 2017
    10:19 pm
These are amazing. Will be trying these soon

- - mom101628 said
  - 25 May 2017
    10:16 pm
My recipe is the same but it added 10 cloves of garlic in it – and it was still yummy. The parsley cancels out any garlic breath if you are wondering.

- - Ellen said
  - 06 Mar 2017
    3:13 am
We love chick peas, roasted chick peas, chick pea flour and falafels !

- - Kate Sander said
  - 04 Mar 2017
    8:59 am
Sounds like an interesting recipe. I just need to get the measurements of ingredients spot on and it should work out well.

- - june11 said
  - 03 Mar 2017
    8:37 pm
With the exception of the eggs none of the ingredients need to be kept in the fridge prior to use. If you have a gas or wood stove you can cook these for a hot meal in cold windy weather if you want to if the power goes off.

- - mom57619 said
  - 14 Feb 2017
    10:45 am
Always a great option for families like mine who don’t eat meat.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 07 Feb 2017
    12:46 am
This is an easy recipe to make, others have been so complicated. will try with the canned ones first as I have these and then get the dried ones.

- - mom112023 said
  - 06 Feb 2017
    5:48 pm
It is difficult to find a decent falafel recipe but this one is great. So healthy and tastes good. The best combination.

- - Stef said
  - 02 Feb 2017
    10:41 pm
Never actually realised how simple they are to make! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

- - mom197052 said
  - 02 Feb 2017
    12:30 am
Tried these tonight with some hommous and tabouli, this is going to be a go-to favourite, everyone loved them. thank you for such an easy version.